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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 4 ("Back to the Wreck") through Chapter 6 ("Ernest and Me").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator's first response to Juno and Turk?
(a) They will be helpful in hunting.
(b) They will be good security for the family.
(c) They will be able to help the family swim to shore.
(d) They are useless.

2. What do the narrator and Fritz discover that they can make utensils out of?
(a) Gourds.
(b) Wood.
(c) Turtle shells.
(d) Mussel shells.

3. What do they make dog armor from?
(a) Shark skin.
(b) Turtle shells.
(c) Porcupine quills.
(d) Coconut shells.

4. What wild bird is the family's first addition to their flock?
(a) A stork.
(b) A flamingo.
(c) A crane.
(d) An eagle.

5. When the narrator sees the tall, arching roots of the trees where they are going to build their home, what kind of tree does he say they are?
(a) Catalpas.
(b) Kauris.
(c) Baobabs.
(d) Mangroves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovers oysters and salt?

2. When Elizabeth learns that they are alone on the ship, what is her response?

3. What do they make their swimming belts from?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 4, "Back to the Wreck," what do the narrator and Elizabeth decide their next priority should be?

5. How does the family test whether fruits are safe to eat?

(see the answer key)

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